Stem to 25 m tall and 20-30 cm in diameter, almost always straight; leaves numerous, to 5 m long, frequently with an arched rachis and more or less pendant leaflets; inflorescences once branched, covered by a woody peduncular bract; fruits 1-seeded.

Ecology :

In Africa common in coastal habitats, particularly sandpits and similar in-shore island situations (Tuley, 1995).

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For a comprehensive description of the uses of this palm in West tropical Africa see Burkill (1997).